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TIL Japan's aging demographic problem is so bad the country sells more adult diapers than baby ones

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VBjNm TIL that most countries did not officially end their "state of war" with Germany until 1950 or 1951.
KYV8R Today I learned that once, while Elton John was visiting Groucho Marx, Marx playfully pretended to shoot John by pointing his fingers at him like a pistol, and John replied, "Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player!" John later used this quote as the title of one of his albums.
VBgE4 TIL there is a bridge on the Manchester Ship Canal which has a toll of 12p per crossing which was set in 1863 and has just failed to get it increased
Z8gdR TIL In languages, there is a reproducible correlation between the time required to pronounce numbers in a language and the memory span of its speakers. e.g Chinese number words are remarkably brief. Most of them can be uttered in less than (1/4)th of a second which results in their high memory.
jmJX TIL the cheapest Michelin Star rated Restaurant in the world is the “HK Soya Sauce Chicken, Rice & Noodle” food stand in Singapore, a single meal will cost you just $1.50 (USD). It was also the first-ever street food stand to receive a Michelin Star.